Health Care : Current Reviews

The effect of pelvic muscle exercises on urinary incontinency and self-esteem of elderly females with stress urinary incontinency, 2013

Global Healthcare & Fitness Summit

July 20-22, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Arvind Goyal Kargar J M, Talebizadeh M and Mirzaei M

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Health Care: Current Reviews

Abstract:

Introduction: Millions of women are afflicted with stress urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is mentioned as one of
the geriatric syndromes together with pressure ulcers, functional decline, falls and low self-esteem. The aim of the present study
was to determine the effect of pelvic muscle exercises on urinary incontinency and self- esteem of elderly females with stress
urinary incontinency in Shiraz, Iran, 2013.
Material & Method: In this interventional study, 50 old females aged 60-74 years were chosen among the members of
Jahandidegan center and they were asked to sign the informed consent form and complete the demographic questionnaire.
Then, Quid questionnaire was used for choosing the type of incontinence in the elderly females. Next, the participants
completed the ICIQ and self-esteem questionnaires. Then, they were randomly assigned to case and control groups. Each
participant took part in 8 training classes. Finally, the subjects filled the ICIQ and self-esteem questionnaires before and 2
months after the intervention.
Result: The results is shown that after the intervention, ICIQ score has a significant difference between the two groups
(P=0.001). Also, after the treatment, self-esteem average scores of studied unit indicated a significant statistical difference
in experimental group. In other words, the training sessions improved the score of self-esteem in the experimental group
(P<0.001) versus control group (P=0.08).
Conclusion: Pelvic muscle exercises were an empowerment mechanism for incontinent women in improving their quality of
life and self-esteem, so recommended that such these exercising programs be used in elderly health care centers as a factor to
improve health promotion of elderly that are suffering from urinary incontinence.